Organization

High Country Community Health (HCCH) is a federally funded Community and Migrant Health Center. The mission of the HCCH team is to provide quality, patient centered, culturally appropriate, affordable and compassionate care that serves the whole person. Our Integrated Care services are available in Avery, Burke and Watauga Counties and the surrounding rural communities.

General Definition and Scope of Job

The Farmworker Health Coordinator will be responsible for completing outreach, basic health assessments, health education, referrals, and follow-up to migrant and seasonal farm workers. This position requires flexible hours (evenings and weekends) and a valid NC driver’s license. This position is dependent upon grant funding.

Supervisory relationships

Supervised by Director of Farmworker Health

Nature of Supervision: Moderate

May Supervise: Farmworker Health Specialist, student interns and practicum students when needed.

Role on the Care Team

The Farmworker Health staff place within the care team is to provide primary clinical support services to the patient. They contribute in clinical ways (such as taking blood pressure, blood glucose levels, tracking encounters for yearly reports, encouraging medical office follow-up as indicated) that the physician may not be able to, considering the locations visited outside of the office.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Works with the team to plan and coordinate nightly visits to outreach camps, ensuring that all camps are visited in a timely manner and all necessary follow up visits are completed.

2. Provides direct outreach to farmworker camps and families several evenings each week (5:00-10:00PM). Works with Farmworker and Outreach teams (including interns and volunteers) to complete health assessments with farmworkers and their families at farmworker locations to ascertain services they may need.

3. Coordinates and works with the team to disseminate information to farmworkers regarding clinic, local, and state services which respond to farmworker needs.

4. Provides individual client health education, as well as group camp presentations on topics of need and interest to farmworkers. Refers farmworkers to HCCH services as appropriate. Is responsible for leading team education efforts on at least one health education topic per year with the goal of fulfilling grant requirements.

5. Responsible for coordinating and providing case management services (i.e. assessment, referrals, follow-ups, and re-assessment) for farmworkers and their families in designated portions of the service area (Davie, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin.) in a timely manner.

6. Transports and interprets for farmworker medical and social service appointments using program vehicles. May occasionally need to use personal vehicle and submit request for mileage reimbursement.

7. Documents all farmworker encounters on appropriate forms and scans into EHR

8. Works with the team to ensure all farmworker encounter data is entered into tracking sheets and/or EHR on a daily basis. This includes tracking of clinical measures and all related data for UDS reporting.

9. Assists with evening clinic operations, Mobile Clinic Outreach visits and interpreting

10. Helps supervise Farmworker Health Specialists and recruit student interns or volunteers.

11. Works with the team to help plan and implement projects (to be decided), including advocacy, community relationship building, and specific projects responsive to farmworker needs.

12.Works with community partners to connect farmworkers to community resources.

13. Assists with interpretation and translation services to HCCH patients and staff when needed.

14. Takes lead during outreach nights, implementing new projects or when the Farmworker Health Director is unavailable.

15. Trains and mentors new and existing team members.

16. Assists with planning and coordinating community outreach and networking events.

17. Maintains close and constant communication with the Farmworker Health Director and the Director of Outreach.

18. Complies with all High Country Community Health employee requirements (including drug screening prior to hire date.)

19. Other duties as requested.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Preferred Education and Formal Training

Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with expertise in: Public Health, Nursing, Spanish, Health Advocacy, Social Advocacy and/or similar fields preferred. Knowledge of farmworker and/or migrant health issues also preferred. Demonstrated project management and supervisory skills. Prior experience conducting outreach is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Ability to fluently and effectively communicate in both spoken languages and mastery of both written languages (including reading) English/Spanish.
• Ability to interview farmworkers with tact and cultural sensitivity in order to obtain necessary information to make appropriate referrals and follow-up.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cordial working relationships with state and local agencies, growers, other employees, and clients involving frequent and difficult negotiation and interaction.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to manage tasks independently.
• Demonstrates flexibility, reliability, and dependability.
• Ability to learn and use web-based data input and tracking program.
• Supervisory, leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This job has a medium level of physical activity related to home visits in substandard conditions. Long periods of sitting may be required for this position. Occasional lifting of boxes and supplies is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Critical Demands of the Job

Valid driver’s license. Significant amount of driving required over a large geographic area.

Handle multiple requests and prioritize appropriately.

Attention to details and prompt follow-up.

Must be able to lift 10-15 pounds.

Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and stand for long periods of time.

Must be able to work evenings M-Th until 9 PM or later

Hours can be irregular at times in order to accommodate the varied needs of the organization and farmworkers.

Working Conditions

Well-lighted environment with comfortable surroundings when in office.

Must be able to perform home visits to substandard housing located in remote locations.

Duties may include some occupational risk with exposure to bodily fluids.

Background check required as a condition of employment